Author Monica Hemingway

Monica is the founder and Editor of the Gardening Products Review. She's had a lifelong love affair with gardening and a fascination with gardening tools. She's been known to disassemble tools just to see how they work and has a tendency to break tools while testing them in the garden.


PotLifter: Product Review


Have you ever found yourself struggling to lift or move heavy pots or containers, landscaping rocks, bags of mulch or soil, stacks of firewood, tree root balls, or other gardening items? Yeah, me too. There’s often no way to get a good grip on the item and while it’s too heavy to lift by myself, it’s too unwieldy to lift it even with someone else’s help. That’s where the PotLifter comes in … Continue Reading


Urban Elevated Planter from CedarCraft: Product Review


Elevated planters seem to be all the rage these days, and with good reason. With the planting bed at waist height you don’t need to bend over to garden and most garden pests, such as rabbits and voles, can’t get at your plants (although squirrels and raccoons can get at pretty much anything). And if you use a good raised bed planting mix, you’ll eliminate the problems associated with soil-borne pathogens and weeds. Continue Reading


Soil Testing for the Home Gardener


Why should I test my soil? Soil testing takes the guesswork out of keeping your soil in optimum condition for plant growth and development. Soil testing is inexpensive when compared to investments in your plants, amendments, time, and effort. A basic soil test assesses the levels of major plant nutrients, soil pH, and micronutrients in […] Continue Reading


Melnor AquaFlo Titanium (T301) Metal Front-Trigger Adjustable Nozzle: Product Review


The T301 hose nozzle from Melnor, part of their new AquaFlo Titanium series, looks like a real over-achiever. Not only does it have 7 different spray patterns, but it has a trigger lock and a flow control lever. Plus it's made of heavy-duty metal with a slip-resistant rubberized grip and head. But does it really work? Here's what we found ... Continue Reading


Armachillo Long Sleeve Shirt from Duluth Trading: Product Review


What do you wear when you’re gardening? If you’re like me, it’s probably an old t-shirt, jeans or shorts, and whatever shoes you grab as you walk out the door. But one of the problems with that is that I always got hot and sweaty so I needed a shirt that would keep me dry, give a full range of movement, and be comfortable enough to wear every time I worked in the garden. So Continue Reading